In the Shadow of the Mouse

It's been awhile since my last post and I *really* need to get around to posting the notes about our last trip... but until then I wanted to mention D23 again, and the latest benefit they've given out.   In case you haven't read my last post about D23, it's a new Di... [More]

So a rare occasions without children on Friday night, so Lora and I went to dinner, ate way too much food (fresh, fried potato chips smothered in bleu cheese... oh yeah), and then we went to see "Watchmen".   Unfortunately, "Monsters Vs. Aliens" boot... [More]

So a brief tangent here from my typical posts on vacation homes and Disney pins... especially for those of you who are fans of animation and may not have heard of Hayao Miyazaki. I'm glad to be able to use this post to make this introduction.   Hayao Miyazaki is consider... [More]

So I mentioned in an earlier pin post about one of our favorite places to trade pins (and they really aren't very many in the Chicago area) and that's Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, home of Disney's Doorway to Dreams. Doorway to Dreams is a store representing the Disney Vacation Club, a... [More]